Project Gutenberg 2009-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 114 Bond, Nelson S. 1908 2006 Bond, Nelson Slade Bond, Nelson Danzell, George Lighter Than You Think Produced from Fantastic Universe August 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lighter Than You Think" by Nelson S. Bond is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the character Pat Pending, an eccentric inventor whose latest creation promises to revolutionize the concept of weight and gravity. With a lively and humorous narrative, the book explores themes of innovation and the absurdities of bureaucracy and romance within the context of an imaginative fictional world. In the story, Pat Pending introduces his remarkable invention, a baton-like device he calls a "lightening rod" that allows users to alter their weight at will. The protagonist, Don Mallory, and his secretary, Joyce, find themselves unexpectedly swept into a scheme to use the invention to cheat at horse racing. As they plan to enter a horse named Tapwater in a critical race, they encounter obstacles and misunderstandings but ultimately achieve success when Tapwater wins amid much excitement. However, chaos ensues when Don’s suitcase, containing all their winnings and Pat's invention, takes off into the sky due to the settings of the lightening rod, leaving them in a humorous yet precarious situation. The story cleverly blends comedic elements with a lighthearted exploration of human folly and inventive spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 53434 2025-08-12T08:51:39.187997 text/html 49755 2009-08-15T08:55:44 text/html 203305 2025-08-12T08:51:44.224973 application/epub+zip 201660 2025-08-12T08:51:41.881968 application/epub+zip 80064 2025-08-12T08:51:40.669153 application/epub+zip 307610 2025-08-12T08:51:45.849980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299307 2025-08-12T08:51:43.496035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146125 2022-09-13T16:41:13.415465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46175 2025-08-12T08:51:38.934986 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46084 2009-08-15T08:55:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19215 2025-08-12T08:51:45.970032 application/rdf+xml 13846 2025-08-12T08:51:41.173014 image/jpeg 3825 2025-08-12T08:51:40.927048 image/jpeg 131224 2009-08-15T08:55:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 18741 2009-08-15T08:55:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 202026 2025-08-12T08:51:39.199015 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia